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Iran dismisses U.S. warnings over Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian military commander dismissed on Thursday the U.S. warnings over Iranian threats to close Strait of ...

RI demonstrates stronger commitment to nuke-free world

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when speaking at an International Defense Dialog in March 2011 said a real push ...

S. Korea, China hold taalks after Kim`s death

Senior South Korean and Chinese officials held talks Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of the death of North Korean ...

US Patent Office Grants COPAN Invention of Flocked Swab

-         The US Patent Office has awarded COPAN the much awaited patent for its ...

Syria to let in Arab monitors as deaths mount

Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab states monitor its compliance with an Arab League peace agreement aimed at stopping ...

Foreigners fuelling corruption in Afghanistan

Foreigners are fuelling the problem of corruption in Afghanistan, a country ranked as one of the most corrupt in the ...

Indonesia successfully takes ASEAN to greater height

When Indonesia assumed the ASEAN chairmanship in January 2011, ASEAN Secretary General Dr Surin Pitsuwan expressed ...

Yemen unity cabinet expected within 2 days

Prime minister-designate Mohammed Basindawa is expected to announce a national unity government within two days, a ...

news focus: new anti-graft chief promises to fight big cases

The election on Friday of young figure Abraham Samad (43) as the chief of the country`s anti-graft body, or the ...

Minister concerned SOE commissioners balking at new responsibilities

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan has expressed concern that 18 kinds of authority he had given to commissioners ...

Yemen opposition to nominate ex-minister to form govt

Opposition parties agreed on Friday to nominate the head of an alliance that led months of protests against ...

Yemen troops kill 12 Qaeda suspects

Yemeni forces shelled a suspected Al-Qaeda hide-out in the restive southern city of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan ...

Kenyan soldier killed in blast near Somalia border

A Kenyan soldier was killed after an improvised bomb struck a military truck near the Somali border on Thursday, the ...

Yemen`s Saleh signs deal to quit power

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah signed a deal on Wednesday to hand over his powers after 33 years in office which Saudi ...

Yemen`s Saleh signs power transfer deal

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative on Wednesday to hand over power to his deputy as part of ...